Crime is an illegal act which is wrong and which can be punished by the law. There are some acts which are penalized in some countries and in another countries the same acts aren`t. In many countries the suspect can`t be called guilty until the state proves it. Two the most essential points to a crime: Actus Reus and Mens Reus. When the court want to decide if the prisoner`s in the dock act caused death, it must be certain that the act was a substantial cause of the result. If an accusatory can prove that he wanted to defense himself, the court excuse his act. There are defenses of duress, insanity, intoxication, self-defense. Criminal law is one of the quickest growing range of the law.
